Thinking more about the new fire safety data presented by #PewCharitableTrusts yesterday and the picture that is developing of #virginia zoning from the #nationalzoningatlas it is remarkable how far government has gone to ban safer sprinklered multifamily housing with self-closing doors. Between #zoning and #buildingcode hurdles it is a miracle we get the little we have. #firesafety

Major, time-limited grants from the #HewlettFoundation, #PewCharitableTrusts & others have ended. No comparable new grants have materialized.
Staff hoped #Stanford might fund the group through the momentous Nov #election.

In supporting the project further, the #university would have risked alienating #conservative #donors, #SiliconValley figures, & members of #Congress, who have threatened to stop all #FederalFunding for #disinformation #research or cut back general support.

#security

Dozens of US lobbyists represent both climate-focused charities and fossil fuels – report

Watchdog finds 86 foundations, including New Venture Fund and Pew Charitable Trusts, that share firms with fossil fuel companies

The Guardian
started a #wikipedia article on American publicist, philanthropist, and museum executive, Ellen Randolph Coolidge Burbank (1945-2023): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Coolidge_Burbank @wikiwomeninred @ptownindie #Provincetown #Philadelphia #Diedin2023 #PewCharitableTrusts #RosemaryHall #FinchCollege #NewEnglandVillage
Ellen Coolidge Burbank - Wikipedia